Gamma Knife System Supplied by American Shared Hospital Services Begins Treating Patients at Baskent University in Turkey

AMERICAN SHARED HOSPITAL SERVICES AMS announced today that the Gamma Knife® system it supplied to Baskent University, Adana, Turkey under a contract announced in March 2011 has begun treating patients, including 11 patients treated in just the first week of clinical operations–the highest start-up volume of any Gamma Knife in AMS' 20-year history. The Kisla Campus of Baskent University houses the largest and most modern oncology center in the Adana region, now including both a Gamma Knife and two linear accelerator devices used for radiation therapy. Baskent University has a total of 561 hospital beds. AMS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ernest A. Bates, M.D., said, "Turkey is the fastest growing economy in Europe and the third fastest growing economy in the world behind only China and India. Given the small number of radiosurgery devices and services in the country today, and the fact that more than 90% of the population of 77 million is covered by health insurance, Turkey represents a significant growth opportunity for AMS. Together with our partner EMKA LLC, an affiliate of Ankara-based ÖZYÜREK A.Ş., Elekta's distributor in Turkey for the past twenty five years, we are committed to pursuing this opportunity aggressively."